Z
ThrillerCrimeDramacentral intelligence agency (cia)assassinationgovernmentcorruptionpolicepoliticsfascismgreeceinvestigationpacifismcoup d'etatanti-communismcover-upconspiracypolice corruptionpolitical assassinationjusticeright winggovernment corruptionmilitary coupdreyfus affairrallyfar rightgreek military juntafar-right organizationpower
Overview
Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.
Year 1969
Studio Valoria Films, Reggane Films, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Director Costa-Gavras
Crew Costa-Gavras (Director), Raoul Coutard (Director of Photography), Míkis Theodorakis (Original Music Composer), Vasilis Vasilikos (Novel), Noureddine Hiahemzizou (Assistant Set Decoration), Jorge Semprún (Writer)
Popularity 2
Language Français, Pусский
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